Julianna Cassata working on wool zip pouch in her studio.

Celebrating 2 Years of Maragold

Maragold is 2! On July 8, 2019, I remember nervously hitting publish on my website while sitting at my dining table in Boston, wondering if anyone would want the pieces I’d poured my heart and soul into.
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Seeing those first orders come through and knowing that the foundation was being laid made the burnout from my old job and starting from scratch feel so, so worth it. Starting Maragold helped me feel like myself again.
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I started (very) small with what I had… teaching myself how to hand-stitch leather, construct wallets and bags, learning about leather and wool, building my website, designing the clutch wallet, card holder and tassel keychain. I dove head first into my new dream role as a small business owner - which really means designer, production team, website designer, photographer, social media manager, finance department, shipping & fulfillment all wrapped up into one.
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In the last 2+ years, there have been days I’ve felt on top of the world (like seeing the blue leather envelope pouch in Boston Magazine for Maragold’s first holiday) and days I’ve felt like quitting (like when there’s a pandemic and you sell things that are non-essential). But above all, I love this business so deeply and feel incredibly lucky that I get to dream up and create things every single day.
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Thank you for keeping this dream alive, for propelling Maragold forward and for believing and trusting in me to create pieces that become integrated into your everyday.
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Here’s to many more!

I've created some short compilations of years one and two as I took a look back at the last few years. Enjoy!

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